Worldwide network security appliance and software revenue was up 3 percent in 3Q07 to top $1.3 billion, following an 8 percent increase the previous quarter, according to Infonetics Research’s quarterly report onthe Network Security Appliances and Software market. The SSL VPN gateway segment is faring particularly well, with worldwide manufacturer revenue forecast to more than double between 2006 and 2010.

“The top 3 vendors -- Cisco, Juniper, and Check Point -- posted moderate gains in the third quarter, a typically quiet quarter, with many companies putting off spending until the fourth quarter budget flush,” said Jeff Wilson principal analyst for network security at Infonetics Research. “For the next few years, we expect high growth (greater than 10% quarter over quarter) in network security appliance spending to come from SSL VPN, in-line IDS/IPS, NAC, and content security products.”

Other highlights from the report:

• Worldwide network security appliance and software sales are forecast by Infonetics Research to hit $5.7 billion in 2010
• Secure router sales are expected to be up 40% from 2006 to 2007
• In the over $30,000 integrated security appliance market, a tight market share race continues between Cisco and Juniper; Juniper holds the lead for the third quarter in a row, and there remains opportunity for new vendors to shake up this segment

About this study

Infonetics’ quarterly Network Security Appliances and Software report provides worldwide and regional market size and forecasts and worldwide market share for integrated security appliances in 6 price categories, secure routers, SSL VPN gateways, VPN and firewall software, and host- and network-based IDS/IPS products.

Companies tracked include 3Com/TippingPoint, Alcatel-Lucent, Array, Aventail, Celestix, Check Point, Cisco, Citrix, CA, D-Link, Enterasys, F5, Fortinet, GTA, Juniper, ISS, McAfee, Nokia, Nortel, Secure Computing, SonicWALL, Sourcefire, Symantec, WatchGuard, ZyXEL, and others.

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